Fast Food Feast - Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center

Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Date: __________________
“Your Road to Health” Activity
Fast Food Feast
Part 1
Directions:
 Think about your favorite fast food meal. Write down the name the name of the restaurant above the table on this page.
 In Column 1 of the table, write the name of each food and beverage that are part of that meal. Use a separate line for each food and beverage.
Example: McDonald’s Restaurant: McChicken Sandwich, Fries, and an sweetened iced tea
 In column 2, enter the amount you typically consume in 1 serving.
 For columns 3-7, do an internet search for that restaurant’s website. Find the nutrition information (if available), and use it to look up the
calories, total fat, sugar, sodium, and dietary fiber in each item. Record the information in the table. Then add up the total calories and
nutrients for the meal, and record it in the bottom row of the table.
Name of Restaurant _________________________________________________
My Typical Meal
Name of Food or Beverage
Serving Size
Calories
Total Fat
Grams (g)
Sugar
Grams (g)
Sodium
Milligrams (mg)
Dietary Fiber
Grams (g)
TOTAL FOR THE MEAL
Your Road to Health
© 2015, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center
Revised 1/9/15
Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Date: __________________
Fast Food Feast
Part 2
Directions:
 Think of ways that you can improve your meal choice in Part 1 of this activity. In Column 1 of the table below, write down your ideas for
healthier alternatives to eat at the same restaurant.
 Use the nutrition information from the same website to look up the serving size, calories, total fat, sugar, sodium, and dietary fiber for each
item. Record this information in the table below. Add up the totals for the meal in the bottom row of the table.
Name of Restaurant _________________________________________________
Healthier Fast Food Meal
Name of Food or Beverage
Serving Size
Calories
Total Fat
Grams (g)
Sugar
Grams (g)
Sodium
Milligrams (mg)
Dietary Fiber
Grams (g)
TOTAL FOR THE MEAL
Explain why you consider these to be healthy alternatives: _______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your Road to Health
© 2015, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center
Revised 1/9/15